About Compass Rose Navigation Strategies
My Philosophy
My coaching philosophy is based on the belief that every individual deserves to create the life they desire. I welcome each client with curiosity, compassion, and a commitment to providing a nonjudgemental, neurodiversity affirming space that respects the power of awe, playfulness, and collaboration. As a systems thinker, I draw from experience in behavior change, evaluation and learning, strategy development, reflective practice, and always, a sense of humor to inform our sessions.
Together, we will pay attention to points of excessive friction, or misalignment, in your life, reflect on when you may be overwhelmed by the idea of “shoulds”, and focus on exploring what you need to live a proactively authentic life.
My Approach
Building upon masters degrees in Public Health and International Peace & Conflict Resolution, I received my training at the ADD Coach Academy (ADDCA). ADDCA is the first and largest comprehensive ADHD coach training program fully accredited by the ICF and PAAC, the governing bodies of the Life Coaching and ADHD Coaching Professions.
I believe sustainable change comes from cultivating an understanding of the underlying beliefs and patterns that limit or propel us, and using what we learn to create a way forward. My approach is centered on supporting my clients to grow their self-awareness by identifying their strengths, interests, values, and aspirations or goals. We then work with their natural momentum to design a path to achieve the changes they want to make in their life.
From mapping strategies that address specific tasks, to holding space for you to organize your thoughts by thinking aloud, or anything that may come between, it would be my pleasure to be your coach.
I partner with Clients to:
Become familiar seeing through an ADHD lens
What does your ADHD look like?
Acknowledge barriers
What is getting in your way?
Recognize supports
What helps you?
Observe trends related to energy management
What trends do you notice about your level of energy?
Clarify goals
What do you want?
Identify how to recognize changes
What will let you know you are making a change?
Reveal potential by examining the intersection of interests, needs, and strengths
What is a more expansive picture of what you have to offer?
Develop a personalized understanding of "success"
What is your personally meaningful definition of success?
Activate and harness the power of the ADHD brain
What is possible with greater alignment between who you are, and how you need to live your life?